2020 October – The Ferrante Project

“I simply decided once and for all… to liberate myself from the anxiety of notoriety… thanks to this decision, I have gained a space of my own, a space that is free, where I feel active and present.” -Elena Ferrante

Contributors Include: Cathy Linh Che, Angie Cruz, Natalie Díaz, Ru Freeman, Sarah Gambito, Cristina García, Jamey Hatley, Dawn Lundy Martin, Ayana Mathis, Vi khi nao, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Deborah Paredez, Khadijah Queen, Emily Raboteau, Paisley Rekdal, and Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon.

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The Ferrante Project: The Freedom of Anonymity

We, the editors for The Ferrante Project, having finished a bottle of Mezcal in one…

The Days of Relinquishment

What kind of freedom and possibility can writing anonymously offer to women writers, and in…

The Agreement

PROPERTY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THE AGREEMENT dated the ________ day of _________ ,2019, by and between…

Spinal Column

Black women are supposed to have strong backbones but my Black back is jacked. Before…

Empire Building Requires History

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Detroit

I woke up in a hot room in Detroit after pushing two fingers into my…

Black Oximeter

Outside city hall, black folks stand in a long queue that circles around the city.…

A LOVE STORY

His Perfect Wife She is tall and preferably white or, if an immigrant, not one…

Tender

“Get the fuck out of my house,” she said levelly. Asperger conspired with Nazis. Your…

Nation of Poets

I woke up to a light of sky and you were my homeland. When did…